Talgat
Filmfest 2013
Kazakhstan 2012
Original version with English subtitles
(Original: Kazakh)
European Premiere
Director: Zhanna Issabayeva
Section: International Independents
An 11-year-old boy, Talgat, and his 6-year-old sister, Gulya, live in abject poverty with their parents and a mentally ill uncle in the slums of Almaty. Their parents are heavy drinkers. Their uncle, though 30 years old, behaves like a 5-year-old boy. Talgat feels responsible for Gulya, his uncle and himself. The three of them are like beautiful flowers destined to grow up on the 'trash-heap of life.'
Cast: Zhasulan Dinamzhan, Madina Sagdoldina, Kilishbek Kasumbekov, Rinat Burobayev, Asem Artibayeva
Credits
Screenplay: Zhanna Issabayeva
Director of Photography: Oskar Bakhteev
Film Editor: Azamat Altubasov
Composer: Marat Tleubayev
Production Designer: Ermek Utegenov
Costume Design: Asiya Kilishbekova
Sound: Ilya Bisserov
Producer: Ilya Bisserov
Co-Producer: Zhanna Issabayeva, Bakht Niyazov
Production Company: Sun Production
Director: Zhanna Issabayeva
